Press Releases

Washington, D.C. Today, several of Congresswoman Matsui's telecom legislative priorities passed the House as part of the FY 2018 Omnibus package.

Washington, D.C. Today, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) releaseda report with recommendations to improve the resettlement process for Special Immigration Visa (SIV) holders.

Washington, D.C. Today, at a House Energy andamp; Commerce Joint Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 2019 budget, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) called for continuing work to license interim storage solutions for our nation's spent nuclear fuel. Congresswoman Matsui supports legislation that would facilitate the consolidation of spent fuel. Matsui delivered the following remarks at the hearing:

Washington, D.C. On Friday, March 16, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) led a bipartisan letter with 57 members of Congress to the Appropriations Committee calling for continued funding for the preservation of historic sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. While Congress has approved $3 million annually in funding to preserve these sites in recent fiscal years, President Donald Trump's FY 2019 Department of Interior budget request zeroed out funding for the program.

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statement on the tragic passing of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter:

Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-06) led 19 of her House Energy andamp; Commerce Committee colleagues in introducing the Clean and Efficient Cars Act of 2018, which would preserve fuel economy and vehicle emissions standards that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save drivers money at the pump.

Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration filed suit against the state of California:

"This misguided action from the Trump Administration does nothing to make our communities safer. Despite the Administration's continuous attempts to push through their divisive agenda, California will not abandon the values of diversity and inclusion that define who we are as a state and as a nation."

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Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) led 11 members of the task force in providing comments to Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would greatly expand the existing definition of association health plans (AHPs). This NPRM could have devastating consequences on Americans' health care. After submitting the comments, Reps.